Go Back  PPRuNe Forums > Aircrew Forums > Military Aviation
Reload this Page >

Red Storm Rising

Wikiposts
Search
Military Aviation A forum for the professionals who fly military hardware. Also for the backroom boys and girls who support the flying and maintain the equipment, and without whom nothing would ever leave the ground. All armies, navies and air forces of the world equally welcome here.

Red Storm Rising

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 2nd Jan 2016, 11:26
  #21 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: London
Age: 58
Posts: 434
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I would hope that Major gave you more to study than RSR alone (I'm sure he/she did)

But really there was already a wealth of info about the PACT/NATO front out there already.

Board wargames were pretty big in the 70's and 80's and the ones dealing with possible WW3 were pretty common. Some of the designer notes from those games should have been classified

Publisher SPI was prevalent with a whole range of games from the Tactical (Mech War '77, CityFight) through Operational (NATO Division Commander, Central Front series) and Strategic (NATO, Next War).

Naval Warfare got a fair treatment as well, Harpoon and Task Force for example.

In fact Clancy used Larry Bond's boardgame Harpoon as a source for Hunt for Red October.

Lastly, just in case there any other sad cases out there here is SPI's infomercial from the 70's

https://boardgamegeek.com/video/5404...nfomercial-70s
ExRAFRadar is offline  
Old 2nd Jan 2016, 12:14
  #22 (permalink)  
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
 
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Lincolnshire
Age: 81
Posts: 16,777
Received 5 Likes on 5 Posts
Originally Posted by STANDTO
I had been told that Clancy was questioned by elements of the USG after it was published, as it played so similarly to their war game scenarios - but that may just be urban legend.
Hardly surprising as his first three volumes were sponsored or something by the Naval Instute.Naval Institute Press | U.S. Naval Institute
Pontius Navigator is offline  
Old 2nd Jan 2016, 13:28
  #23 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: London
Age: 58
Posts: 434
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
USG - United States Government ?

I am interested in why they would want to question him about RSR.

From what I recall there was nothing in that book that Ivan did not already know, and to be frank the scenario was straight out of WW3 Wargame 101.

Make a good film though.
ExRAFRadar is offline  
Old 2nd Jan 2016, 16:35
  #24 (permalink)  
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: london,uk
Posts: 735
Received 4 Likes on 4 Posts
The Russians are very keen on unconventional warfare, I suspect they would aim to achieve their objectives without Nato responding.

The Ukrainain invasion being a example.
peter we is offline  

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Trackbacks are Off
Pingbacks are Off
Refbacks are Off



Contact Us - Archive - Advertising - Cookie Policy - Privacy Statement - Terms of Service

Copyright © 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands. All rights reserved. Use of this site indicates your consent to the Terms of Use.